Shaky Colonialism : The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath /

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Contemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt, whether political leaders represent the community's best interests, and whether the devastation could have been prevented. Shaky Colonialism demons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Charles F., 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Latin America.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
Earthquakes > Social aspects.
Earthquakes > Psychological aspects.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Tremblements de terre > Perou > Lima > Aspect psychologique.
Tremblements de terre > Aspect social > Perou > Lima.
Earthquakes > Peru > Lima > Psychological aspects.
Earthquakes > Social aspects > Peru > Lima.
Peru > Lima.
Lima (Peru) > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Earthquakes, tsunamis, absolutism, and Lima
  • Balls of fire : premonitions and the destruction of Lima
  • City of kings : before and after
  • Stabilizing the unstable and ordering the disorderly
  • Contending notions of Lima : obstacles to urban reform in the aftermath
  • Licentious friars, wandering nuns, and tangled censos : a shakeup of the church
  • Controlling women's bodies and placating God's wrath : moral reform
  • "All these Indian and black people bear us no good will" : the Lima and Huarochirí rebellions of 1750.

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